A Fine Field of State’s Pride Oats on a Wisconsin Farm. 
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE VARIETIES ONLY. Wisconsin stands at the head of all the states in developing vain- 
able pedigree strains of oats. We are in close touch with the work done along this line at the Wisconsin Experiment 
Station here at Madison and offer the varieties produced by them, confining ourselves entirely to those varieties. 
REGISTERED SEED. “Registered Seed’’ as defined by the Wisconsin Experiment Association is seed that was 
grown from either foundation or registered seed, that has been both field inspected and sample inspected by the Experi¬ 
ment Association and shows a purity test of not less than 99.8 per cent. There must be not more than one kernel per 
pound of other varieties or kinds of grain, no noxious weed seeds, not more than 9 per pound of other weed seeds 
and not more than 2-10 per cent of inert matter. The grain must he grown from seed treated for smut and show not 
more than Vz per cent of smut. Most of our growers treat with Ceresan. See page 78. Germination must be at least 
90 per cent, weight not less than 30 pounds. By foundation seed is meant seed that was grown on the Station Farm. 
CERTIFIED SEED. “Certified Seed’’ calls for the same inspections as Registered Seed, with freedom from noxious 
weeds, the purity test not less than 99.5 per cent. There must be not more than 5-10 per cent mixture of other varie¬ 
ties and not more than 9 per pound other kinds of grain, otherwise the same requirements as for Registered Seed. 
OFFICIAL TAGS. We use official certification tags authorized by the Wisconsin Experiment Association. 
STANDARD SEED. Our Standard Seed shows high purity and is nearly equal to the Registered and Certified Seed. 
STATE’S PRIDE (WISCONSIN PEDIGREE NO. 7) 
Most Popular Early Oat and Best Yielder of all Oats at Wisconsin Experiment Station Farm. 
State’s Pride has taken things by storm. It has proven to be the best grain for a nurse crop and 
because of its high yielding qualities and earliness it has become the most popular oat in Wisconsin. 
Description. State’s Pride is a small yellow oat, bright and shiny, with a very thin hull. In fact it 
is about all meat, very heavy and 
a great oat for feeding. The oats 
are small in size but how they do 
pour out of the spout at threshing 
time. State’s Pride is very early, 
indeed the earliest of all varieties, 
some 25 or 30, grown at the Wiscon¬ 
sin Station. This enables it to 
escape, rust. 
It has a short stiff straw and has 
stood up the best of all oats at the 
Wisconsin Experiment Station Farm. 
It has been grown for over 20 
years at the Experiment Station and 
has given an average yield of 68.5 
bushels per acre, a record which no 
other oat has equalled. 
PRICES OF STATE’S PRIDE 
OATS: 
Registered Seed, by freight: V 2 
pk., 25c; pk., 40c; bu., $1.20; 5 bus. 
at $1.15; 10 bus. at $1.10; 25 bus. 
or over at $1.05. (Cotton grain bags 
extra at 30c.) Prof. R. A. Moore Inspecting a Field of State’s Pride Oats. 
Certified Seed: Bu., $1.15; 5 bus. at $1.10; 10 bus. at $1.05; 25 bus. at $1.00. Bags extra. 
Standard Seed: Bu., $1.10; 5 bus. at $1.05; 10 bur- at $1.00; 25 bus. at 95c. Bags extra. 
(All orders for less than one bushel will bo filled from Registered Seed.) (Wo ship oats in grain bags.) 
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OLDS’ SEED OATS 
(Sow 64 to 96 pounds to the acre.) 
Choice Seed Oats are another specialty of ours. Our oats, as a rule, are grown for us on contract, We furnish the 
stock seed. Seed is treated for smut. The oats are thoroughly recleaned and all light oats blown out. It will pay any 
farmer well to change seed and get some of Olds’ Seed Oats of new and improved varieties. Our stock is mostly grown 
right here in our home county, some in other sections of the state by members of the Wisconsin Experiment Associa¬ 
tion. Wisconsin was ahead of Michigan, Minnesota and Indiana in average yield of oats per acre for a term of 10 years. 
Order Early. The oat crop this year, according to the U. S. Government Report, is 74.6% of last year’s crop and 
only 46% of the 5-year average. Many fields of oats failed entirely and the demand for seed will probably be greater 
than other years. It should prove a wise investment to buy early and get choice stocks at these early prices. 
